As part of the Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts pre-order incentives, fans will receive a redeem token to unlock the famous bear and bird duo's original adventure on Xbox Live Arcade a week before its public launch on Dec. 3, 2008 (1200 points). Also included in the XBLA package is Stop N’ Swop, a feature that allows you to unlock content in Nuts & Bolts based on your achievements.

The first-ever lifestyle game for both boys and girls, My DoItAll is an all-in-one title that gives players the ability to have fun and interact with friends through customization capabilities, mini-games and voice over and sound effect applications.

Last month THQ filed a lawsuit with the US District Court of Central California against Activision, claiming the SCORE International Baja 1000 box cover was too similar to its own BAJA title released the month before, and now the two companies have settled the case out of court with Activision admitting something was afoot as it has changed the official retail box to something not so identical.

Tetris Party will feature 18 game modes with 10 never-before-seen single-player and multiplayer variations of Tetris, including modes that utilize the point-and-shoot capabilities of the Wii Remote, as well as the recently released Wii Balance Board. Tetris Party Tournament will test the skills of players in a variety of Tetris modes, including Marathon, Field Climber and Stage Racer.

Hearts of Iron III will follow the series' tradition of most detailed and complete strategic game on WW2 while focusing on satisfying veteran players through a multitude of new features and systems, including a huge map with more than 10,000 provinces.

From Software's Ninja Blade is a cinematic action game where, armed with an arsenal of specialized ninja weapons, tools and skills, players will be given the epic task of defending Tokyo and ultimately humanity from a horrific, genetically mutating disease.

Afrika is a next-gen game for the PS3 featuring faithful replications of much of Africa's flora and fauna. Currently only released in Japan, yesterday's National Geographic Games division announcement revealed that it will publish Sony's nature themed photography game, albeit renamed as National Geographic: Africa, somewhere this month.

Another day, another batch of game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for:

• Coraline [NDS/PS2/Wii] - Trailers (5)
• Elven Legacy [PC] - Trailer
• The Last Remnant [PS3/X360/PC] - Trailers (2)
• Mirror's Edge [PC] - Trailer
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Mushroom Men shows gamers the mundane world from the surreal perspective of a three-inch-high Mushroom Man. Unnoticed by humans, a war rages between the spore factions, and you, as a brave Bolete Mushroom Man, are given the opportunity to wreak havoc by transforming common household trinkets and trash into weapons and tools.

Sins of a Solar Empire is a real-time space strategy title under development at Ironclad Games. Unfolding the fate of three unique factions, Sins of a Solar Empire is the first chapter in an epic science fiction saga. The v1.1 patch updates the gfx engine, improves multiplayer and AI, etc. Delayed earlier this month, it is now scheduled for January 1, 2009.